December 14th
- 1882 – R. R. Ryan was born.
- 1916 – Shirley Jackson was born.
- 1938 – Queen Cobra first aired on the radio.
- 1948 – Dee Wallace was born.
- 1955 – Tarantula went to theaters.
- 1959 – Debbie Lee Carrington was born.
- 1966 – Dark Shadows, Episode 123 first aired on television.
- 2005 – King Kong went to theaters (US).
- 2011 – Don Sharp died, age 90.